Travel through the daily life of the dragon clan

Chapter 563: The Favor of Friendship: Friendship is an Illusion

"Anyway, thank you very much...By the way, why did you do this?"

Jiude Mai is always surrounded by many outstanding men, but in Zhuo's opinion, she is a person who has been determined and wise since she was very young.

Although Su Enxi once said that Ling and Jiude Mai had a quarrel over Zhuo and were even about to fight, that was only on the surface and was just a way of bickering.

Of course there are deeper reasons.

At that time, Ling was in the period of leaving Zhuo for the first time. The relationship between Zhuo and Ling was just budding and was about to be revealed (or Zhuo was unilaterally testing it on the yacht), but Ling ran away.

Jude Mai is forcing Zero to compromise by saying "If you don't go, I'll go."

Jude Mai is essentially a person who is meticulous, goal-oriented, and good at observing other people's hearts.

In other words, in the eyes of Mai Jude, Zero is someone who always says what he means and does what he says, even if he can't do it. When such a Zero wants to avoid something, it itself speaks volumes.

The results also proved that the method was very effective.

Later, Zhuo asked Ling and learned: "Even though I know you don't like Mai, I can't ignore it. I know why Mai did that, and she knows I can see through it, but I can't help but be fooled."

After that, Zhuo Zui asked 'why', Ling said calmly in a toneless voice: "It's true that you don't like her, but as a man, you definitely want to sleep with her. Even if you know in your heart that there is little hope and Mai is just acting, it's useless. Mai is much better than me in dealing with emotions."

Zhuo was stunned when he heard it.

One of her obvious shortcomings is that Jiude Mai is willing to do anything for Lu Mingze, and she can even watch her twin sister die under the water of the Three Gorges for this. However, her seemingly cold but essentially very wise "drawing a clear line" behavior is also one of her strengths.

——Respect the choices and destiny of others.

In fact, Zero, who doesn't discriminate against anyone, trusts her, which is enough to prove the true nature of Mai Shude.

"I was just thinking, it's rare that a lazy man like you is willing to comfort our little white rabbit. As its owner, we can't not return the favor."

"You scared me. I thought you were going to make Zero angry this way."

"I'm not interested in getting mad at a doll."

"That's too much. You were once trusted teammates, right? And Zero can't be considered a puppet. You've known each other for so long, you should understand that she cares a lot about important people."

"I see... so you guys just be well."

"Huh??"

"Is it hard to understand? I almost understand why Sanwu likes you... So, after coming to Neon and being suddenly told that "there is nothing to do", the only way for us to kill time now is to watch you two. Compared to the life of me and Potato Chips, whose ending is almost certain, I hope you can be happier. Is this weird?"

This sounds a bit lonely.

But Jiude Mai knew that, unlike herself, she could see and was more willing to believe that the two of them were destined to be together, and her blessing mood also wiped away the loneliness.

"I don't understand what you're talking about."

Zhuo naturally couldn't understand such an idea, nor could he associate it with their current welfare behavior.

Therefore, Zhuo was a little embarrassed, with a mixed expression of sadness and joy on his face. Jiude Mai smiled and said:
"You're a good kid."

“It feels like you’re looking down on people.”

"No, it isn't. I just think Zero is lucky, and we are lucky too, to have a friend like you."

"Really? I feel lucky too, that such a beautiful older sister is willing to dress up as a maid for me and do something like that."

Just like Zhuo wanted to draw a clear line between himself and the world of dragons, he actually didn't want to get too close to Jiude Mai and the others. And due to various factors, at this point, he couldn't put on a stern face and be cold to others.

The reason is very simple. In Zhuo's view, Jiude Mai's determination is like a moth flying into a flame, destined to be burned to death by the flames.

It is impossible for Lu Mingze to fall in love with someone else.

Not at all possible.

He also doesn't trust others, not even Jiude Mai or Su Enxi or Ling.

This kind of powerlessness always affects his mood.

Zhuo has read such a sentence: Some people are happy when they see others happy, and sad when they see others unhappy; while some people are the opposite, they are happy when they see others unhappy, and they will also be happy when they see others happy, as if the light of others also shines on themselves.

After Zhuo finished speaking, she looked aside silently and prepared to find a place to sit down; probably because she saw that he was concerned about her, Jiude Mai lowered her eyebrows, slowly smiled, and reached out to touch Zhuo's hair. Zhuo also slapped her hand away as if he was upset.

Zhuo felt that he should be the one truly favored by friendship.

Jude Mai and the others would watch over him from the side and prevent him from going astray; he would do things like being a maid, which she would never do and never thought of doing, but she would not sell favors to him and prevent any grudges from being created between him and Ling. She would be able to repay his kindness to Lu Mingfei in an off-field way and stay by his friend Zhuo's side.

She probably saw something a long time ago, for example, Lu Mingfei and Lu Mingze are two complementary people, or they can be one person.

Zhuo felt lucky to have such a rare friend, and also felt sad for Jiude Mai's helplessness. He pretended nothing had happened and smiled calmly.

……

"Well, now that we've finished our dress-up play and eaten, how long are you going to stay here?"

Honestly, this contrast of using people forward and not using them backward makes Zhuo quite disappointed.

Zhuo also understood that Su Enxi and the others must have seen through it and wanted to push him to help resolve the matter.

That being said, Zhuo felt that it was impossible to do so without ruining Eri's expectations.

So after lunch, Zhuo did not return to the store, but continued to stay in the extra-large bedroom on the second floor, thinking about what he should do.

"You're just pushing me to be a bad guy."

"There is no point in simply running away... No one knows what will happen tomorrow. What if things get worse? The right way is to solve it before it gets worse, so as to nip the risk in the bud."

"Ha, that's easy for you to say. I'm already married, big sister! How else do you want me to solve it? Tell the little mute coldly that I'm a man who is loyal to my family and I don't consider keeping a mistress, so there's no hope for us. I think Lu Mingfei is pretty good, and you don't hate him, so why don't you give it a try?... Isn't this even worse?"

That’s right, the problem is Eri.

Although there is no way to be sure, it is probably true.

The reason why Zhuo was so sure was that there were words on the back of the note that Eri wrote to him, to be precise, two lines of poetry.

Of course, Zhuo didn't believe that Eri, with her elementary school language level and middle school mentality, could write a poem; the fact was that it was not written by her, because the handwriting was illegible and it was formal Chinese, and Eri didn't know Chinese.

The details are as follows: "If you hadn't taken care of the aftermath, I would have been happy to live in seclusion without any regrets. I shook hands with joy and welcomed you, and I achieved the state of Prajnaparamita in Nuxing Temple."

"There is no difference between favorable and unfavorable paths, the great way runs through the heart, fifty-five years of dreaming, when awake, return to sleep."

If you look closely, you will find that the paper has been folded repeatedly, and the font is relatively thin, not the marker that Eri likes to use.

These are enough to prove that the "poet" is not Eri, but someone else.

As for who this person is, you can find out if you read it carefully:
"If I don't do justice to the aftermath,

I am happy to have a leisurely life and have no regrets.

With joyful handshakes,
In Nuo Xing Temple, he attained the state of Prajna.

When the first word of each line was connected, Zhuo immediately found the answer. The fact that he could write such a sentimental poem that only young people would write further confirmed the truth of this answer.

After all, he is a man who studied in the literature club.

Even though he has not experienced it personally, Zhuo has heard that men who like literature are more delicate at heart than men who like naval guns and women's stockings.

Now that we know the story of the "great poet Lu Mingfei", let's think about why Eri gave me this piece of paper...

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...Zhuoye quickly figured it out. Eiry probably saw through his thoughts and was consciously letting her get along with Lu Mingfei.

Although Zhuo had never done anything to matchmake, compared to the previous precedent of 'whenever a customer spoke to Eri, he would appear and politely ask the customer to behave himself', it was not strange to notice the difference even if he did nothing.

If that was the case, then Eri’s intention in showing him the poem written by the poet Lu was clear.

She probably wanted to say "Lu Mingfei has someone he likes".

How should I put it? Should I be happy about the growth of the little mute over the past two years, or should I feel helpless as things have become more complicated?

Then, he thought about how to explain this matter to Eri without hurting her feelings. With this idea in mind, Zhuo also understood how Nuonuo felt when Lu Mingfei had a crush on her.

Having said that, it is different after all, because he is a married man.

Logically speaking, after knowing that Zhuo is already married, no one should continue to have the idea of ​​falling in love with him.

Eri is different. She has lived in a closed room for twenty-one years and has undergone countless blood transfusions and serum injections to survive until now. Her means of communication with the outside world are also restricted. The only way for her to understand the outside world is through screened comics and special effects dramas, which do not teach children "don't like married men" and "why you can't like married men".

And after all, Eri had never told him that she liked him. Perhaps Eri herself didn't really understand why she liked him. In short, she probably just liked him silently without even knowing it.

If I were to express my thoughts on this kind of love, even if it is a bit irresponsible and immoral, I would probably say: Ah, this child is really sensible, it's worth my taking care of him for so long. If under such circumstances I still "meet him once and ruin his life", then I would be heartless.

But this really isn't going to work.

So it’s okay to want to escape for a while.

"The problem can be solved by delaying it. Look at the person downstairs. The tragic case is still fresh in our minds, Utsunomiya-san."

Jiude Mai nodded at the huge projection screen. On the screen was Lu Mingfei, who was busy running around and occasionally staring blankly when he had some free time.

Zhuo naturally understood what she meant:
"Then we have to think of a solution first, right?"

"A short pain is worse than a long one. Do you still want to waste another girl's youth, Utsunomiya Shuo?"

"……again?"

If the first girl was said to be zero, Zhuo would have no way to refute it.

But it's too much to say that what happened between me and Zero was a waste of youth! Even I would be angry - holding such resentment, Zhuo glared at Jiude Mai hatefully.

But the latter didn't seem to care. Instead, he covered his lips with the back of his hand, exhaled lightly, and continued the previous topic:

"In short, the process of this kind of thing is not important, the key is to nip it in the bud."

"If it were Zero, he would definitely say, 'It's not too late to solve it when you are satisfied.'"

"Tsk, that's exactly what Sanwu would say. His words are filled with unbridled doting and indulgence."

"Hehe, now you know the difference."

"I don't see why you are so proud. Obviously, this kind of doting is not suitable for the moment. Continuous doting will also lead to depravity. You are already in your twenties, but you are still lazy and idle all day long. This is the result of the indulgence of the three no's."

"What's wrong with being depraved? There's always someone who wants to be a waste. Why can't it be me? Why can't it be me?"

"What a useless god..."

"I never said I was a god. I'm just lazy and idle. I keep eating and waiting for death, and I'm occasionally ambitious."

"I'm really impressed by you. You can describe yourself so accurately without changing your expression... I'm really impressed by you."

Jiude Mai stroked her forehead as if she was defeated by him, and sighed weakly: "Where is the high spirits you had when you met the boss? If Caesar and the others saw you like this, they would definitely be disillusioned."

"I haven't boasted about myself."

"At least take care of your reputation. You should know that you are quite popular among mixed-bloods all over the world."

“I am aware of this.”

"Then you return it?"

"As the saying goes, reputations can be good or bad. It used to be what it was before, and now it is (perverted)."

"what?"

"Now."

Jiude Mai narrowed her eyes, which were drawn with red eyebrow pencil, and looked speechlessly and shocked at the man opposite her who was holding his head high with pride. She really didn't know what to say.

After finally sighing, his expression restrained, he leaned back on the back of the sofa, his face full of disgust, and turned his nose up at the man, not saying another word.

Of course Zhuo was not angry. In his opinion, Jiude Mai was unable to win the argument with him and started to show off her womanly temper.

Women have this right by nature.

He won anyway.

(End of this chapter)